Today, Akron Community Foundation announced grants totaling more than $4.5 million, an all-time high for its quarterly grant distributions, bringing its lifetime grantmaking total to more than $150 million. Nearly $1.1 million of that total will support educational programs, including $491,300 in competitive education and early learning grants awarded by the … [Read more...]
Diners Republic bolsters local business through membership model
A new company is introducing residents, visitors and business travelers to locally owned eateries and bars through a unique model whose benefit is twofold: discounts and deals for consumers and a way for locally owned businesses without a large advertising budget to reach people. An annual membership is $19.80 and may be purchased online or at a participating business. … [Read more...]
Akron’s Karen community celebrates 2757 New Year
Akron’s Karen community recently celebrated the 2757 New Year at the Akron-Summit County Public Library's Main Library in downtown Akron. Traditional music and dancing, along with food, was provided for the hundreds in attendance. The Karen people have been in Akron since 2006, and the community now totals around 1,000 people. The celebration also included an overview of the … [Read more...]
Akron Community Foundation awards $3.3 million in grants
Competitive grants meet pressing health and human services needs Akron Community Foundation has announced $3.3 million in grants to support programs that enhance the quality of life of area residents. Nearly $500,000 of those grants will benefit local health and human services organizations, including those focused on addiction recovery and prevention, homelessness, and … [Read more...]
Full Circle Storytelling – Benjamin Rexroad – Happy F-ing Birthday
This video was filmed at Jilly's Music Room as part of the 2016 - 2017 season. The evening's prompt was "For Every Season". Open to the public, Full Circle open mics revolve around a theme and the idea: everyone has a story. By encouraging community members to tell their own true tales, each storyteller is placed at the center of his or her own life … [Read more...]
Full Circle Storytelling – Thomas Skala – The Drinking Olympics
This video was filmed at Jilly's Music Room as part of the 2016 - 2017 season. The evening's prompt was "For Every Season". Open to the public, Full Circle open mics revolve around a theme and the idea: everyone has a story. By encouraging community members to tell their own true tales, each storyteller is placed at the center of his or her own life … [Read more...]
Full Circle Storytelling – Kyle Jozsa – Chewbacca “The Cookie” Jozsa
This video was filmed at Jilly's Music Room as part of the 2016 - 2017 season. The evening's prompt was "For Every Season". Open to the public, Full Circle open mics revolve around a theme and the idea: everyone has a story. By encouraging community members to tell their own true tales, each storyteller is placed at the center of his or her own life … [Read more...]
Akron Blind Center looks beyond stereotypes, stigma
Kathy Pingstock was diagnosed with a condition called retina pigmentosa in 1988, and by 1993, she lost her sight altogether. “It’s kind of like pulling a shade down over a window and you can’t see anything outside,” says Pingstock, who got involved with the Akron Blind Center as a student, eventually becoming a teacher. She now helps other visually impaired residents by leading … [Read more...]
Full Circle Storytelling: Collected Works, Vol. 1 – Bart Sullivan – You Never Forget
This video was filmed at Summit Artspace as part of Full Circle Storytelling, Vol. 1's season finale performance. Last year, Wandering Aesthetics and The Akronist teamed up to produce eight Full Circle Storytelling open mics – each revolving around a theme and the idea: everyone has a story. From these storytelling events, ten storytellers were chosen to … [Read more...]
Full Circle Storytelling: Collected Works, Vol. 1 – Kyle Jozsa – The Day that Snoopy Died
This video was filmed at Summit Artspace as part of Full Circle Storytelling, Vol. 1's season finale performance. Last year, Wandering Aesthetics and The Akronist teamed up to produce eight Full Circle Storytelling open mics – each revolving around a theme and the idea: everyone has a story. From these storytelling events, ten storytellers were chosen to … [Read more...]
